Master of International Hotel Management (English)


Course Features

The Hotel Management programme aims to train the senior professionals of hotel industry. This programme is designed for current hotel managers or students

who planning work in hotel industry. Apart from the regular classroom teaching, this programme enhances experiencing learning skills, such as overseas field trips based on the actual needs of the modules. Finally, through the completion of the project reports and oral defense, the students will integrate the knowledge and

competence in hotel management, and become a highly qualified person who can serve in government departments, hotels, gambling, entertainment and

non-profit organizations.

 

Learning Programme

Area of Concentration: Tourism Management

Duration of Study: 2 years

Study Mode: Lecture

Medium of Instruction: English

Credits Required for Graduation: 36 with the following breakdown

  1.  21 credits from Table I Core Courses, including 6 credits for Thesis and pass the defense
  2.  15 Credits from Table II Elective Courses

Table I: Core Courses

 

Courses

Type

Teaching Hours

Credit

Human Resources Management in Hotel Industry

Compulsory

45

3

Strategic Management in the Hotel Industry

Compulsory

45

3

Managing Marketing in the Hotel Industry

Compulsory

45

3

Hotel Financial Management

Compulsory

45

3

Research Methods

Compulsory

45

3

Original Project Report

Compulsory

90

6

 

Table II: Elective Courses

 

Courses

Type

Teaching Hours

Credit

Healing Hotel Management

Elective

45

3

Cultural Tourism

Elective

45

3

Hotel Technology and Innovation

Elective

45

3

The Luxury Brand Management

Elective

45

3

Customer Relationship Management in Hotel Industry

Elective

45

3

Operations Decision Making in Hotel Industry

Elective

45

3

Quality Service Management in Hotel Industry

Elective

45

3

Planning and Operation Management of MICE and Events

Elective

45

3

Information System Management in Hotel Industry

Elective

45

3

China Hotel Development

Elective

45

3

Integrated Resort Management

Elective

45

3

Contemporary Trends and Issues in Hotel Industry

Elective

45

3

 

Remarks:

1. The University should specify on the elective courses that are available for students each semester.

2. For all course syllabuses, please refer to the Macau SAR Official Gazette as final.

3. The university reserves the right to cancel any elective subject when the enrollment is considered insufficient.

 

Course Description

Compulsory Courses

 

1. Human Resources Management in Hotel Industry (3 credits)

This course focuses on the functions of human resources management of hotel industry. Context includes identify the problems of human resources

management, how to planning, recruitment, selection, placement and orientation, employee development, evaluation, salary and payments and collective

negotiation.

 

2. Strategic Management in Hotel Business (3 credits)

This subject aims to enable students to develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the roles that multiple players, encompassing public and private

ventures contribute in enhancing the competitiveness of tourist destinations. The subject focuses on examining how collective strategies in destination

management are implemented in an integrated manner at the national, sector, and individual company levels.

 

3. Managing Marketing in the Hotel Industry (3 credits)

The purpose of this subject is to provide students with the opportunity to learn up-to-date principles and theories in marketing at the management level. The

emphasis is placed on the application of marketing knowledge and skills to the hospitality and tourism industry. Students' learning experience will be enhanced

through the use of creative approaches to solve marketing problems in the hotel and tourism settings.

 

4. Hotel Financial Management (3 credits)

The objective of the course is to supply the students with the knowledge that is needed for financial decision making in the hospitality industry and for efficient

financial management of hospitality enterprises. This course highlights the dimensions of organizational culture which are associated with financial knowledge

and processes. The context includes financial management and strategy. Financial issues that is special to the hospitality industry, placing particular emphasis on

the structure of the global for hospitality services.

 

5. Research Methods (3 credits) 

The aim of this course to give students the essential research tools, skills and knowledge that they will need as managers in their chosen hospitality sector. It

allows introduces students to different approaches of business analysis so that they will be able to plan and evaluate business issues using vital research

methodologies discussed in the course.

 

6. Original Project Report (6 credits)

The purpose of this subject is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to prepare, develop and present a consultancy project report for a client. The

subject introduces students to the world of consulting. Initially, it will provide basic knowledge on the nature and characteristics of consulting, and the skills

required to be an effective consultant. The consulting process and some practical issues in consulting especially in the tourism and hospitality context will be

addressed.Students are exposed to the technical aspects of consulting and will be required to undertake a consulting project for a client.

 

Elective Courses

 

1. Healing Hotel Management (3 credits)

This course describes the characteristics and management of healing hotels. The authentic and quality driven criteria for each hotel's environment and holistic

health and wellbeing services are discussed. Main differences from other luxury hotels and effects of those on operations, marketing and financing are explained. Healing hotels and resorts provide the guests with a healthy lifestyle and design special programs to help them become whole again in body, mind and soul,

often following a serious illness or trauma. The main contents of the course include the criteria of a health hotel, the characteristics and motives of health driven

guests, the types of health and wellbeing products, and the design and management of health and wellbeing programmes.

 

2. Cultural Tourism (3 credits)

This subject introduces students to issues relating to the sustainable management of cultural tourism. It examines cultural tourism from the perspective of its four constituent parts (the use of cultural assets; tourism; consumption, and; the consumer) and then evaluates how they can be integrated into successful cultural

tourism activities. The subject uses a strategic management approach and provides students with the skills and knowledge to evaluate, manage and market

cultural tourism attractions.

 

3. Hotel Technology and Innovation (3 credits)

The purpose of this subject is to provide students with an awareness of the impact of information and communication technologies [ICTs] and related innovations in the hotel and tourism industries. It aims to enable students to gain an in-depth understanding of the main managerial functions of ICTs and innovations, and

their specific applications to various functional areas in hospitality and tourism. It would also facilitate students’ learning and understanding of the strategic uses of ICTs and related innovations, as well as provide a framework for planning future technology developments. The potential impacts of the future technological

innovation and developments on hospitality and tourism management will also be covered in this subject.

 

4. The Luxury Brand Management (3 Credits)

This subject emphasizes conceptual, analytical and application skills in luxury brand management and luxury experience. Concepts and applications will be

introduced through the textbooks, selected journal articles and field visit. The idea of creating this subject is to help students analyze the essence of a luxury

brand, luxury brand consumption and luxury experience. It hopes to enable students to analyze the power of a luxury brand and evaluate a luxury experience

through its value, its social, contractual and semiotic dimensions. The subject requires an overseas field trip which will be offered in the form of residential

workshop. (Note: The overseas residential workshop is a compulsory part of the subject. Failure to participate in the workshop will result in a failure in the subject.)

 

5. Customer Relationship Management in Hotel Industry (3 credits)

This subject aims to provide students with the knowledge of the fundamental aspects of developing and managing customer relationships in the hospitality

industry. The course will develop understanding about customer relationship management concepts and frameworks, and how these are applied to form

relationships with customers and other internal and external stakeholders. It emphasizes customer profitability analysis and the profitable management of

customer relationships. After this course, students can apply the concepts and tools with other related fields to design innovative customer relationship

management program for an organization.

 

6. Operations Decision Making in Hotel Industry (3 credits)

This course introduces related knowledge and skills in the hotel, including how to identify new business opportunities and master customer needs in a

service economy, construct excellent service structure and culture, form quality enterprise framework, and mold the spirit of service into the soft powers of the

organization. This course also imparts skills on serving internal customers as well as satisfy external customer expectations, enhance the overall competitiveness of the enterprise and its service quality and promote service innovation. It also teaches how to form strategic management thinking and rational decision-making of managers, and improve various abilities such as environment analysis, market insight, opportunity taking, strategies development, superiority conformation,

performance improvement, efficiency improvement, and decision-making abilities.

 

7. Quality Service Management in Hotel Industry (3 credits)

The course emphasizes conceptual, analytical, and problem solving skills which integrate service management models, service marketing, service quality,

customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty. Concepts and applications will be delivered through the textbook and selected journal articles in the class. The idea

for this subject is provide a practical skill for the students in facilitate their service quality management in a hospitality organization.

 

8. Planning and Operation Management of MICE and Events (3 credits)

This course covers the planning and operation management aspects of MICE and events. The components and processes involved in developing and conducting meeting, conventions and events will be studied in depth in the course.

 

9. Information System Management in Hotel Industry (3 credits)

This course is designed to provide students with an awareness of the functions of the information system technology in the tourism industry. The focus of the

course is to enable students to gain an understanding and analysis of MIS and the various specific applications of the MIS models in the hospitality tourism

industry. Students will also learn the uses of MIS in the tourism industry as well as to evaluate the potential impact of MIS on the future tourism industry.

 

10. China Hotel Development(3 credits)

The course covers the evolution and development of the tourism information in China. The context includes understanding the dynamic changes from politics to economic environment. Discussions of contemporary issues include the inbound, outbound, domestic tourism market, tourism policy implementation, and travel services. Hotel management and operation will also be discussed.

 

11. Integrated Resort Management (3 credits)

This subject is designed to introduce students to theoretical frameworks and practical applications of integrated resort management. The students will be

provided opportunities to learn from the growth and development of major hospitality chains and to analyze integrated resort management strategies and tactics at different levels and markets. The course covers the structure of integrated resort, including casino management, the role of the hotels in the integrated resort,

shopping mall management and catering management.

 

12. Contemporary Trends and issues in Hotel industry (3 credits)

This course aims to convey an understanding of the global trends and issues of the hospitality industry. Through case discussions, students will gain insight into

the current practices in the hospitality industry. Based on the macro perspectives, useful information on the modernization of business management will be

delivered in this subject. How the modern hotel management skills and e-platform provide different opportunities for hotel business will be introduced. After this course, students will understand the global trends in the hospitality service environment, which can help them to improve their management skills and help with

their career improvement.